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Welcome to the official Finnish Tourist Board website exclusively designed for the visitors from Australia. Looking for exotic Nordic experiences, stimulating culture and exciting activities in unspoiled nature? You have come to the right place. Finland’s pristine natural environment and contemporary and fashionable lifestyle, respecting old traditions, offers inspiring new experiences to the Australian traveller.

If any country blooms in summer, it must be Finland; it is nature in full bloom. And how can it not be with over 188,000 lakes, 647 rivers, more forests than any other country in Europe, the magic of the beautiful Finnish archipelago islands and, of course, the vast raw beauty of Lapland in the far north. Read more about the exciting summer tours available from Australia. Follow the links through our site to find out more about Finland's sensational summer and what Finland has to offer and how local operators can help get you there.

Summer is also a time when Finland’s cities, towns and villages are home to hundreds of colourful cultural events to suit every taste imaginable – from rock to opera and ballet, jazz, tango, electronica. The biggest of them all is the Helsinki Festival starting in mid-August where the entire city virtually becomes the venue; it is full on music, dance, theatre. And the events are held in courtyards of ancient castles, charming old churches, centuries old cobblestone streets and squares, all generating an unforgettable ambience.

And summer is the season for one of nature’s other great delights; food. The country is abuzz with open air cafes, waterside restaurants, cool bars, outdoor markets. And the best of Finland’s gastronomy is there for the tasting. There’s flamed salmon, crayfish, Baltic herring, market stalls laden with the fruits of the forest from strawberries, blueberries and cranberries to cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms and the renowned red Finnish caviar.

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	Lapland Wild rolling fells, covered with dazzling plains of snow in winter that feed the tumbling rivers in spring, a trekker’s dream in the night-less summer and the spectacularly colourful autumn, a winter sky that comes alive with the magical, flickering Northern Lights: Lapland, in the far north of the ... Read more		Finnair: Gateway to Finland & Europe Finnair is obviously the way to fly to Finland because there is no faster nor more direct way to come to Finland from Australia. That is one reason why Finnair is the Official Airline of Santa Claus: once you’re in Helsinki, Finnair quickly connects you through to Santa’s home, in Rovaniemi in arcti ... Click on


	The Best of Helsinki Awards - an Internet Voting Campaign Voting period 2008 has ended. Winners will be announced on 27th of November, 2008. New voting with new nominees in January 2009! Read more		For Finland Lovers - Winter Inspiration in Finland - Win a Christmas Holiday! Winter Inspiration, News and Great Offers! Book your winter break with your Australian tour specialist to Finnish Lapland now and save dollars. Relax in winter Helsinki or head north for the slopes, you can even try out Finland's (most probably Europe's) only Sauna Gondola lift at Ylläs Ski Resort! Click on


	Palace Kamp Day Spa's Wintry Suomi Menu Experience the exotic side of Finnish culture and the power of traditional and all-natural Finnish ingredients. Let the fragrances of Finnish forest and the earthy gifts of Finnish nature renew your strength and pamper your skin inside the luxurious Palace Kämp Day Spa, warmly tucked away from the c ... Read more		Tour Operators The easy way to travel, with a wide selection of travel packages from many tour operators. To book, please contact your travel agent or the operator directly. The tour operators below offer tours to Finland: Read more


	Winter Helsinki - Your Local Winter Warmer Helsinki’s stunning range of visual arts can be admired in many quality museums and galleries. Helsinki’s bar and café culture is very active in the wintertime, especially during the run-up to Christmas in November and December. This dark time of the year is brightened up by countless parties. Read more		Winter Tours Dream of thick snow, open log fires, Santa Claus and reindeer. Making the most of the snow and ice. Read more about the exciting winter and Christmas tours available from Australia during the season 2008-2009. Read more


	Top Five Reasons to Visit Finland in Winter Some people come to meet Santa, some for the snow-sure skiing at one of our top resorts. Some want to join our Christmas celebrations, and some plan luxury breaks to revitalise body, mind and spirit. Others seek non-stop winter adventure, and they know just where to find it… Read more		Magical Christmas Holiday to visit Santa in Finland Promotion in Westfield Shopping Centres VisitFinland with partners Finnair and Beyond Travel are running an online promotion in 37 Westfield Shopping Centres Australia wide for the 2008 Christmas season. The Promotion call to action is the chance to “Win a Magical Christmas Holiday to Visit Santa at Home in Finland. Read more


	Carry Your Wife and Throw Your Phone! The Finnish love of sport, from motor sports to ice hockey, is well established. Now the country is earning a reputation for a whole programme of less conventional and often downright eccentric competitions held throughout the year. Read more		Two of Europe's Most Magical Winter Destinations on Sale Now from $ 2100 p.p* Beyond Travel’s European Odd Couple package featuring Helsinki and Vienna; two most ideal destinations to experience the winter magic in Europe. The Winter package includes optional tours from Helsinki to Finnish Lapland for fun winter adventure and from Vienna to visit enchanting winter cities Inns ... Read more


	Welcome to Rovaniemi, the Christmas Capital of the World As the year comes to a close it is time for Christmas, romantic twilight and beautiful blue moments. In winter, Rovaniemi radiates with the Christmas spirit: glistening snow, reindeer running in the forest and Santa greeting people. The people of Rovaniemi consider their city the Christmas Capital o ... Read more		Snow-white Christmas, at the top of the world, with the real Santa Experience that will be in your memories for a life time. Lapland. Imagine: watching the Northern Lights dance amid millions of stars, enjoying some wild winter activities like ice golf and snow football, hiking or reindeer safari. And, after an exciting day: personal sauna followed by a hot ch ... Read more


	Finnair & Finnish Tourist Board Australian WifeCarrying Championships 2008 The competition was held at the Singleton Showgrounds (NSW) on 12th April 2008. The winning couple Anthony Partridge and Giaan Rooney decided not to represent Australia in the Wife Carrying World Championships held at Sonkajärvi on 5th July 2008! The runner Up Champions Jason Doyle and Lyneece Garla ... Click on


	Win a fantastic trip for two to Vienna & Helsinki! ‘Visit the Odd Couple' Helsinki and Vienna; they are two of Europe's iconic cities, renowned as places where visitors can indulge their senses to the full; traditional and culturally rich destinations that play to the whims of the senses - sound, sight, taste, touch. Click on


	Midnight Sun and Northern Lights Around Midsummer in northern Finland, the sun does not set for several weeks. In Utsjoki, for example, a single, long summer day lasts for over two months. Even in the south, the ’night’ consists of a period of prolonged twilight rather than real darkness. The magical displays of shifting coloured ... Read more


	Top 10 Amazing Winter Attractions There’s far more to the Finnish winter than putting on a pair of skis and charging down a hill at top speed! How about spending the night in an igloo? Step on board a working icebreaker, explore a castle made from snow, or experience the world’s only ski lift that’s also a sauna… only in Finland! Read more


	Christmas at Hotel Kämp Hotel Kämp is ideally situated along a beautiful park avenue, where one can really feel the Christmas’ magic. This feeling is enhanced also within the Hotel Kämp’s interior: being over 100 years old, Hotel Kämp has something more to offer, ensuring just the perfect feeling of Christmas. Read more